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Tata Steel Masters 2014

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Caruana-Karjakin
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Only two wins (all by White) happened yesterday. Gelfand could have contributed to this statistic though as we will see from the diagram below. Six players lead the event with 2 points: So, Aronian, Giri, Nakamura, Caruana and Harikrishna.

Results of the 3rd round

Caruana 1 1-0 1.5 Karjakin
Rapport 1 1/2 1.5 Aronian
Nakamura 1.5 1/2 0 Gelfand
Naiditsch 0 1/2 1.5 So
Van Wely 0.5 1/2 1.5 Giri
Harikrishna 1 1-0 1 Dominguez

Standings after 3 rounds

1 Aronian, L. 2.0 / 3 2812
2 So, W. 2.0 / 3 2719
3 Harikrishna, P. 2.0 / 3 2706
4 Caruana, F. 2.0 / 3 2782
5 Nakamura, H. 2.0 / 3 2789
6 Giri, A. 2.0 / 3 2734
7 Karjakin, S. 1.5 / 3 2759
8 Rapport, R. 1.5 / 3 2691
9 Van Wely, L. 1.0 / 3 2672
10 Dominguez, L. 1.0 / 3 2754
11 Gelfand, B. 0.5 / 3 2777
12 Naiditsch, A. 0.5 / 3 2718

Today is a rest day in the Masters event.

Pairings of the 4th round

Giri, A. – So, W.
Gelfand, B. – Naiditsch, A.
Aronian, L. – Nakamura, H.
Karjakin, S. – Rapport, R.
Dominguez, L. – Caruana, F.
Van Wely, L. – Harikrishna, P.

Nakamura-Gelfand

Black to move

How would you proceed with Black?

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Tata Steel Masters 2014

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Gelfand-Rapport
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Hungarian GM Rapport was a real hero of the round as he won against Gelfand using the Budapest Gambit!

Results of the 2nd round

Aronian 0.5 1-0 1 Caruana
Karjakin 1 1/2 0.5 Harikrishna
So 1 1/2 1 Nakamura
Gelfand 0 0-1 0 Rapport
Giri 0.5 1-0 0 Naiditsch
Dominguez 0.5 1/2 0 Van Wely

Standings after 2 rounds

1 So, W. 1.5 / 2 2719
2 Aronian, L. 1.5 / 2 2812
3 Karjakin, S. 1.5 / 2 2759
4 Nakamura, H. 1.5 / 2 2789
5 Giri, A. 1.5 / 2 2734
6 Harikrishna, P. 1.0 / 2 2706
7 Dominguez, L. 1.0 / 2 2754
8 Rapport, R. 1.0 / 2 2691
9 Caruana, F. 1.0 / 2 2782
10 Van Wely, L. 0.5 / 2 2672
11 Gelfand, B. 0.0 / 2 2777
12 Naiditsch, A. 0.0 / 2 2718

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